The SMS Coach, Justin H. Mueller

Arizona SMS Marketing and A2P Messaging Rules

A plain-language, source-linked guide to Arizona authorities relevant to SMS, MMS, telemarketing, privacy, consent, and do-not-call issues.

1reviewed source record
1express text-message source
0fact-dependent sources
0related or unresolved sources

What the sources say

The Arizona sources reviewed for this page include 1 source that expressly cover text messaging. Other sources may apply only to particular activities or provide related context. Federal law, carrier policy, and sender-registration requirements may still apply alongside state law.

Authorities and official sources

Each entry explains what the source says, where its limits are, and what it does not establish.

State law · Current

A.R.S. § 13-2919 and A.R.S. § 44-1282

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How this authority relates to messaging

The reviewed source expressly applies to a particular type of text message or a specific messaging issue.

What the source establishes

  • § 13-2919 bars use of an automated system for dialing and “sending a text message” to solicit goods/services; § 44-1282 separately bars an outbound “telephone solicitation call or text message” to a number on the National DNC Registry.

Limits and important context

  • Automated solicitation and DNC compliance; not a full mini-TCPA.
  • Prior express invitation/permission or existing business relationship for automated solicitation; no texting to National DNC numbers unless federally permitted.
  • Existing business relationship and prior express invitation/permission; state-law carve-outs tied to federal permission for DNC.
  • Enforcement appears available; private-right details need follow-up.
  • Criminal misdemeanor under § 13-2919; AG enforcement and civil penalty up to $1,000 per violation under § 44-1282.

Exceptions or special treatment

  • Prior express invitation or permission: Prior express invitation/permission or existing business relationship for automated solicitation; no texting to National DNC numbers unless federally permitted.
  • Existing business relationship: Prior express invitation/permission or existing business relationship for automated solicitation; no texting to National DNC numbers unless federally permitted.
  • Federal permission for National DNC treatment: Prior express invitation/permission or existing business relationship for automated solicitation; no texting to National DNC numbers unless federally permitted.

Official and supporting sources

  1. A.R.S. § 13-2919(A)-(C); companion A.R.S. § 44-1282(A)-(B) at https://www.azleg.gov/ars/44/01282.htm
  2. A.R.S. § 13-2919(A)-(C); companion A.R.S. § 44-1282(A)-(B) at https://www.azleg.gov/ars/44/01282.htm
Source and review details
Jurisdiction
Arizona
Source type
State law
Current status
Current

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